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Spanish actress (born )

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Campos and the second or maternal family name is Trigo.

María de la Paz Campos Trigo (born 2 January ), known professionally as Paz Vega (Spanish:[paθˈβeɣa]), is a Spanish actress and filmmaker.

She became popular for her performance in comedy television series 7 vidas.^[1] Her film credits include Sex and Lucia (), Mine Alone (), The Other Side of the Bed (), Carmen (), Spanglish (), 10 Items or Less (), Theresa: The Body of Christ (), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (), All Roads Lead to Rome (), Acts of Vengeance (), and Rambo: Last Blood ().

She played the role of Catalina Creel in the television series Cradle of Wolves (Cuna de lobos).

Early life

Vega was born in Seville, Andalusia, in to a housewife mother and a father who was a former bullfighter.^[2] Vega's younger sister has performed as a flamenco dancer.^[3] Vega has described her family as "traditional" and Catholic.^[2] She took her stage surname of 'Vega' from her grandmother.^[4] Vega decided to become an actress after attending a performance of Federico García Lorca's play, Bernarda Alba's House (La casa de Bernarda Alba), when she was ^[5]

After completing compulsory education at 16, Vega was accepted at the Andalusian Theater Center (Centro Andaluz de Teatro) stage school.^[6] She studied there for two years and took another two years studying journalism.^[7] She next moved to Madrid to seek her future.^[8]

Screen career

Vega made her television debut in the Spanish TV series, My Father Is So Nice (Menudo es mi padre), which starred rumba singer El Fary.

She appeared in two other series in ; More Than Friends (Más que amigos) and Companions (Compañeros).

In , she made her film debut in Zapping. The same year, she also had a minor role in the David Menkes movie I Will Survive, alongside Emma Suárez, and Juan Diego Botto.

Vega found success in 's TV series 7 Lives (7 Vidas).

The series was billed as a Spanish Friends and became one of the country's best-loved domestic sitcoms. Vega played Laura, a perky Andalusian girl who had come to stay with David, who had recently come out of a coma. The series was broadcast on Telecinco and finished on 12 April , albeit without Vega.

In , she starred in Julio Médem's film Sex and Lucia, which brought her to the attention of a larger audience.

However, she received prominent exposure, particularly to American audiences, when she appeared in the James L. Brooks American film Spanglish opposite Adam Sandler. In , she co-starred with American actor Morgan Freeman in the independent film 10 Items or Less, directed by Brad Silberling. In , she co-starred with Gabriel Macht, Samuel L.

Jackson, and Scarlett Johansson in The Spirit. In , Vega had a role in Michele Placido's film Vallanzasca – The Angels of Evil.

Vega also works as a model; she is signed to 1/One Management in New York City. In May , Vega replaced Penélope Cruz as the face for L'Oreal Spain.^[9]

In , she participated in the third season of the reality cooking show MasterChef Celebrity.^[10]

In , Vega appeared in Televisa to portray the lead character Catalina Creel in the miniseries Cradle of Wolves (Cuna de Lobos), based on the original telenovela of the same title.

The same year, she portrayed an independent Mexican reporter in Rambo: Last Blood, in which she co-starred with Sylvester Stallone.

In , Vega announced in Cannes the beginning of filming of her directorial debut, Rita, a feature film set in s Seville billed by Vega as a "costumbrista and nostalgic" story.^[11] The film premiered at Locarno Film Festival and earned her a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director.^[12][13]

Personal life

Vega and her Venezuelan husband, Orson Salazar, had their first child, a son, in May ^[14] Their second child, a daughter, was born in July ^[15] Their third child, another son, was born in August ^[16] They married in ^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Television

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